Education

by Rainier Allan Ronda (The Philippine Star), 10 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) will start the enrollment period for school year 2021-2022 on Aug. 16, again with public school teachers expected to take the initiative in enlisting students to pursue remote learning.

by Cecille Suerte Felipe (The Philippine Star), 9 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — To improve the quality of basic education and learning outcomes of students, Sen. Sonny Angara is pushing a program that aims to produce the best teachers for the public school system in the country.

by Edilberto C. de Jesus, 7 Aug 2021 Not in or by itself. But, given the tightly-centralized structure of the system, an Education Commission (EdCom) is arguably essential to crafting a strategyʍand required by international assessment test results that showed the Philippines with the lowest student competencies in Science, Math, and Reading. It was thus…

by Sara Soliven De Guzman (The Philippine Star), 19 Jul 2021 The reality that we face today in the field of education is daunting. Last year, Save the Children organization warned us of an “unprecedented global education emergency,” where more than 1 billion children around the world are out of school due to the pandemic…

by Pacifico Veremundo, 15 Jul 2021 Given the high correlation between reading literacy and achievement in other subjects, the finding contained in the controversial World Bank report on the state of Philippine education that one in every four Grade 5 students could not read like a Grade 2 or 3 (“80% of PH kids don’t…

by Ambeth R. Ocampo, 14 Jul 2021 During President Duterte’s last televised address, Education Secretary Leonor Briones announced that the World Bank gave in to her demand for a public apology, following its premature release of an unfavorable report on the current state of Philippine education. That is the spin. In reality, the apology does…

by Andrew J. Masigan (The Philippine Star), 14 Jul 2021 Education Secretary Leonor Briones cried foul over the publication of a World Bank report saying that more than 80 percent of Filipino students don’t meet the standards for their grade level. Briones claimed that the World Bank failed to follow protocol in that it should…

by Randy David, https://inqm.news/dsgc, 11 Jul 2021 The below-average test scores of most Filipino students in Mathematics and Science that have been reported in various international assessments are all ultimately attributable to a reading comprehension problem. Our students simply can’t grasp the meaning of what they’re reading, or relate this to what they know, even…

Given recent interest on PH education, let me share the results of PIDS' research on the 4th Graduate Tracer Survey (GTS), which collected data on college experience – skills learned and quality of instruction – and how it relates to employability, citizenship, satisfaction. ?1/ — James Miraflor ? (@futilityfunc) July 9, 2021

By Nestor Corrales, 9 Jul 2021 The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) spent only less than half of the P3.3 billion in funds for online learning that it received last year under the Bayanihan 2 law, a report from the Commission on Audit (COA) showed.

By Ben O. de Vera, 9 Jul 2021 The World Bank (WB) has taken down from its website a synthesis report on its three latest global assessments showing the poor state of the Philippine education system following mounting pressure from the government for the multilateral lender to issue a public apology.

by INQUIRER.net, 8 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A recent study found that many Filipino students are still struggling in terms of learner control amid a shift to online learning due to the pandemic.

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), 3 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Following the release of a World Bank report outlining the poor performance of Filipino students in key literacy subjects, an official of the Department of Education (DepEd) gave assurance Friday that reforms are underway to improve the quality of education in the country.

by Delon Porcalla (The Philippine Star), 5 July 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education needs to initiate what a key official of the House of Representatives described as a “curriculum overhaul” after the World Bank (WB) reported that 80 percent of Filipino children suffer from literacy problems.

By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 1 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — One in every four Grade 5 students does not have the reading and mathematics skills for Grade 2 or 3, and four in every five 15-year-old students do not understand basic mathematical concepts such as fractions and decimals that should be…

"Something is lost with online learning, and students and teachers alike deserve the chance to return to physical classes as soon as possible." My column today reflects on more than a year of giving virtual lectures and webinars. pic.twitter.com/EblswsiFkZ — Gideon Lasco (@gideonlasco) June 25, 2021

(Philstar.com), 23 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education on Wednesday said the Civil Service Commission has approved its appeal to rehire 1,700 provisional Senior High School teachers for the next academic year.

(Philstar.com), 22 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Teachers on Tuesday hit President Rodrigo Duterte’s rejection anew of proposals for a safe return to physical classes even in areas with low COVID-19 transmission.

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by Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News, 17 May 2021 MANILA — The government extended aid to over 2 million college students during the COVID-19 pandemic, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Prospero de Vera III said Monday.

(by Philstar.com), 16 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Public school teachers will receive internet load worth three months for distance learning purposes by June, the Department of Education has said.

Numbers Don’t Lie By Andrew J. Masigan, 9 May 2021 Filipino children born in the last 10 years are at a disadvantage even before they enter the workforce. Due to educational standards that have plummeted, the average Filipino today has become intellectually inferior to his counterparts from the rest of Asia, Europe, and North America.…

by Merlina Hernando-Malipot, Manila Bulletin, 6 May 2021 With the conduct of face-to-face classes still prohibited amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the country, teachers – at all levels – are holding classes through alternative delivery modalities.

(Philstar.com), 29 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A nationwide survey has suggested that distance learning is negatively affecting the physical and mental wellbeing of more than a majority of public school teachers who were its respondents.

By Leila B. Salaverria, 20 Apr 2021 The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday said the collection of data on membership in organizations, such as the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC), was a requirement under the law, even as it disputed claims that the groups’ members were being profiled.

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By Meg Adonis, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 Apr 2021 Public school teachers on Tuesday called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to grant them additional overtime pay for the 77 extra days that they were required to report for work during an extended school year marked by the raging pandemic.

By Meg Adonis, 13 Apr 2021 (Last of two parts)When the government began to implement its distance education program in October last year, it was met with uncertainty and worry from parents, students and teachers.

By Meg Adonis, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 Apr 2021 (Last of two parts)When the government began to implement its distance education program in October last year, it was met with uncertainty and worry from parents, students and teachers.